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gptkbp:instanceOf
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artillery
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gptkbp:armament
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shells
shore-based
innovative for its time
coastal defense gun
part_of_British_naval_history
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gptkbp:barrelLength
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steel
1 round per hour
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gptkbp:built
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1875
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gptkbp:caliber
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246 inches
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gptkbp:canEstablish
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40 feet
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gptkbp:category
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heavy artillery
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gptkbp:crewCapacity
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10
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1920
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gptkbp:designedBy
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gptkb:Armstrong_Whitworth
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gptkbp:elevation
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-5 to +15 degrees
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gptkbp:famousFor
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its size
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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coastal fortifications
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gptkbp:firstHeld
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gptkb:Anglo-Egyptian_War
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gptkbp:hasConflictWith
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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Battle of Jutland
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gptkbp:historicalLegacy
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influenced future artillery designs
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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largest gun ever built at the time
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Armstrong Whitworth 246-inch gun
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gptkbp:launched
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horizontal
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gptkbp:length
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50 feet
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gptkbp:lensType
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fixed mount
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gptkbp:lightRange
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10 miles
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Portsmouth
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Armstrong_Whitworth
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gptkbp:muzzleVelocity
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15 degrees
5 degrees
1,500 feet per second
10 men
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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breech mechanism
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gptkbp:operationalRange
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15 miles
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gptkbp:range
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over 10 miles
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gptkbp:recoil
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hydraulic
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:BL_16-inch_Mk_I_gun
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gptkbp:retired
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1918
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gptkbp:rotorDiameter
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246 inches
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gptkbp:sights
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telescopic
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gptkbp:startsAt
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£100,000
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gptkbp:successor
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BL 15-inch Mk I gun
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gptkbp:transportation
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railway
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gptkbp:type
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breech-loading gun
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
Battle of the Falklands
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gptkbp:usedIn
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naval bombardment
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gptkbp:weight
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100 tons
2,000 pounds
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1880
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